"Zika Virus Infection" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A viral disease transmitted by the bite of AEDES mosquitoes infected with ZIKA VIRUS. Its mild DENGUE-like symptoms include fever, rash, headaches and ARTHRALGIA. The viral infection during pregnancy, in rare cases, is a cause of congenital brain abnormalities, including MICROCEPHALY and may also lead to GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME.
| Descriptor ID |
D000071243
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.081.990 C02.782.350.250.990
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| Concept/Terms |
Zika Virus Infection- Zika Virus Infection
- Infection, Zika Virus
- Virus Infection, Zika
- ZikV Infection
- Infection, ZikV
- Fever, Zika
- Zika Virus Disease
- Disease, Zika Virus
- Virus Disease, Zika
- Zika Fever
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Zika Virus Infection" by people in Profiles.
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Long-term alterations in brain and behavior after postnatal Zika virus infection in infant macaques. Nat Commun. 2020 May 21; 11(1):2534.
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Postnatal Zika virus infection is associated with persistent abnormalities in brain structure, function, and behavior in infant macaques. Sci Transl Med. 2018 Apr 04; 10(435).
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Zika Virus Infection in Pregnancy, Microcephaly, and Maternal and Fetal Health: What We Think, What We Know, and What We Think We Know. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2017 Jan; 141(1):26-32.